Improvement in street-lamps



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STREET-LAMP. 1x1 180302 Patented J'u1y.25.-1876,

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JOHN S. WOODS, OF BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN STREET-LAMPS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 180,302, dated July 25,1876; application filed January 29, 187 6. p

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN S. WOODS, of Brookline, in the county ofNorfolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and ImprovedStreetLamp, of which the follow ing is a specification:

- My invention consists of a duplex reflectinglamp, in which anoil-holder is located between two burners, both of which are suppliedfrom it,'an d it serves for the support of reflectors for the burners,to throw the light in opposite direct-ions along a street, for which thelampis more especially designed.

For street-corners, two other burners and reflectors may be applied, forthrowing the light along-j be cross-streets, if desired.

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of my improved lamp, taken on the lineas m of Fig. 2; and Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation taken on line y 9 ofFig. l.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is an oblong oil-holder, for supplying two or more burners, B,arranged on a base-plate, 0, between the burners, and connected withthem by a channelfD, attached to the under side, and inclosed forprotection from cold by the case E. The burners are located on oppositesides of the oil-holder transversely, and with each one is a reflector,F, for which the oilholder furnishes a support of very substantialcharacter, and saves the expense of special supports, except the smallpiece G of wire attached to it.

The lamps may be of any approved kind, and in practice will have a capto the top of the chimney to exclude the rain and wind.

An essential feature of advantage in respect ofsupplying the oil to theflames with uniformity and certainty consists of the location of theoil-holder on the plate 0 the same height as the wick-tubes, orthereabout, which renders the lamp less liable to be blown out by gustsof wind, because of the more ready supply of oil than is afforded whenthe holder is below the wick-tube.

H represents glass gage-tubes, to show the height of the oil.

Having'thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent The oil-holder A and burners B, located on the plate0, and connected by channel 1)., and the reflectors supported on theoil-holder, all substantially as specified.

JOHN S. WOODS.

